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James M. Schaeffer

James M. Schaeffer

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
15359
World Ranking
12385
National Ranking
5302

Overview

James M. Schaeffer is a researcher affiliated with MSD in the United States, specializing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work primarily concentrates on Plant Science, with a research focus that includes Weed Control and Herbicide Applications, Allelopathy and Phytotoxic Interactions, and Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies.

Their recent scientific contribution includes the 2023 publication titled Biology, Germination Ecology, and Shade Tolerance of Alkaliweed (Cressa truxillensis) and Its Response to Common Postemergence Herbicides, published in the journal Plants. This work has attracted citations, reflecting engagement from the academic community.

James M. Schaeffer frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Kurt J. Hembree and Anil Shrestha, who have co-authored work with them.

Their publication record includes articles published in venues such as:

  • Plants

Their research topics encompass:

  • Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
  • Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
  • Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies

Main and subfields of study associated with their work include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Plant Science

Best Publications

  • A Receptor in Pituitary and Hypothalamus That Functions in Growth Hormone Release

    Andrew D. Howard;Scott D. Feighner;Doris F. Cully;Joseph P. Arena

  • Immunolocalization of estrogen receptor β in the mouse brain: Comparison with estrogen receptor α

    Sudha Warrier Mitra;Elena Hoskin;Joel Yudkovitz;Lisset Pear

  • Cloning of an avermectin-sensitive glutamate-gated chloride channel from Caenorhabditis elegans

    Doris F. Cully;Demetrios K. Vassilatis;Ken K. Liu;Philip S. Paress

  • Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor-dependent retinal neovascularization by insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor.

    Lois E. H. Smith;Wei Shen;Carole Perruzzi;Shay Soker

  • Rapid Identification of Subtype-Selective Agonists of the Somatostatin Receptor Through Combinatorial Chemistry

    Susan P. Rohrer;Elizabeth T. Birzin;Ralph T. Mosley;Scott C. Berk

  • Essential Role of Growth Hormone in Ischemia-Induced Retinal Neovascularization

    Lois E. H. Smith;Lois E. H. Smith;Lois E. H. Smith;John J. Kopchick;John J. Kopchick;John J. Kopchick;Wen Chen;Wen Chen;Wen Chen;Joanne Knapp;Joanne Knapp;Joanne Knapp

  • 11β-HSD1 inhibition ameliorates metabolic syndrome and prevents progression of atherosclerosis in mice

    Anne Hermanowski-Vosatka;James M. Balkovec;Kang Cheng;Howard Y. Chen

  • Somatostatin inhibits insulin and glucagon secretion via two receptors subtypes: an in vitro study of pancreatic islets from somatostatin receptor 2 knockout mice.

    M. Z. Strowski;R. M. Parmar;A. D. Blake;J. M. Schaeffer

  • On the possibility of liquid water on present‐day Mars

    Robert M. Haberle;Christopher P. McKay;James Schaeffer;Nathalie A. Cabrol

  • Identification of a Drosophila melanogaster Glutamate-gated Chloride Channel Sensitive to the Antiparasitic Agent Avermectin

    Doris F. Cully;Philip S. Paress;Ken K. Liu;James M. Schaeffer

  • General circulation model simulations of the Mars Pathfinder atmospheric structure investigation/meteorology data

    Robert M. Haberle;Manoj M. Joshi;James R. Murphy;Jeffrey R. Barnes

  • The mechanism of action of avermectins in Caenorhabditis elegans: correlation between activation of glutamate-sensitive chloride current, membrane binding, and biological activity.

    Joseph P. Arena;Ken K. Liu;Philip S. Paress;Easter G. Frazier

  • Mode of Action of Ivermectin

    M. J. Turner;J. M. Schaeffer

  • Nuclear Receptors Have Distinct Affinities for Coactivators: Characterization by Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer

    Gaochao Zhou;Richard Cummings;Ying Li;Sudha Mitra

  • 17β-Estradiol-induced antidepressant-like effect in the Forced Swim Test is absent in estrogen receptor-β knockout (BERKO) mice

    Beatriz A Rocha;Rebecca Fleischer;James M Schaeffer;Susan P Rohrer

  • Mars atmospheric dynamics as simulated by the NASA Ames General Circulation Model: 2. Transient baroclinic eddies

    Jeffrey R. Barnes;James B. Pollack;Robert M. Haberle;Conway B. Leovy

  • Somatostatin receptor subtype 2 knockout mice are refractory to growth hormone-negative feedback on arcuate neurons.

    Hui Zheng;Alex Bailey;Ming-Hao Jiang;Kazufumi Honda

  • Expression of a glutamate-activated chloride current in Xenopus oocytes injected with Caenorhabditis elegans RNA: evidence for modulation by avermectin.

    Joseph P. Arena;Ken K. Liu;Philip S. Paress;James M. Schaeffer

  • Synthesis and biological activities of potent peptidomimetics selective for somatostatin receptor subtype 2

    Lihu Yang;Scott C. Berk;Susan P. Rohrer;Ralph T. Mosley

  • High basal gastric acid secretion in somatostatin receptor subtype 2 knockout mice

    Vicente Martinez;Annette P. Curi;Behrooz Torkian;James M. Schaeffer

Frequent Co-Authors

Roy G. Smith
Roy G. Smith Scripps Research Institute
Arthur A. Patchett
Arthur A. Patchett MSD (United States)
Aaron J. W. Hsueh
Aaron J. W. Hsueh Stanford University
Robert M. Haberle
Robert M. Haberle Ames Research Center
Lex H.T. Van der Ploeg
Lex H.T. Van der Ploeg MSD (United States)
Michael H. Fisher
Michael H. Fisher MSD (United States)
Kevin T. Chapman
Kevin T. Chapman MSD (United States)
Andrew D. Howard
Andrew D. Howard MSD (United States)
Lois E. H. Smith
Lois E. H. Smith Boston Children's Hospital
James B. Pollack
James B. Pollack Ames Research Center

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